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deficit fell in october to almost $92 billion in part because of the lower cost of federal payroll. and here is a blast from the past when the government shut down on this day this 1995. >> we're broke. at midnight, caught in a political battle between president clinton and congress. >> after arizona reopened the grand canyon during the shutdown, the state's congressional delegation is asking for a refund from the national parks service. they want $465,000 returned to the state and business donors. >>> eric holder may be the target of an impeachment move. >>> and larry craig says the federal election commission is up fair for demanding he pay almost $360,000 in fines and restitution. the commission says craig misused political campaign money to pay for his defense after his arrest in an airport bathroom in 2007. >>> republican advance mcallister is a candidate in louisiana's special election for congress on saturday and he got a big endorsement from one of the stars of the reality tv show duck dynasty. >> hey, this is willie robertson reminding you to get out saturday november 16th
deficit fell in october to almost $92 billion in part because of the lower cost of federal payroll. and here is a blast from the past when the government shut down on this day this 1995. >> we're broke. at midnight, caught in a political battle between president clinton and congress. >> after arizona reopened the grand canyon during the shutdown, the state's congressional delegation is asking for a refund from the national parks service. they want $465,000 returned to the state and...
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it wasn't just a talent deficit. guys were left over from the collapse of 2011 that didn't want to be here. josh beckett. adrian gonzalez, paul crawford. they were guys here and gonzalez and crawford were talented. they went to l.a. and it was good again. who was more fun to watch hit than him. they were complaining about night games and road trips and not a good fit for him to be in the market. you get seven guys like david ross and napoli and dempster and nose guys. they thrived this this thing. it was a total clubhouse culture transformation. >> i think one of the great moments of this world series, you talked about these guys and how they stayed loose. ross gets on base a couple of nights ago and hasn't had a couple of hits. turns to the first base coach and said nice to meet you. they laugh and next time he comes up and blows the game wide open. they called themselves idiots in 2004 because they were too stupid to know there was a curse. now you look at the characters and it takes quirky characters to be able to
it wasn't just a talent deficit. guys were left over from the collapse of 2011 that didn't want to be here. josh beckett. adrian gonzalez, paul crawford. they were guys here and gonzalez and crawford were talented. they went to l.a. and it was good again. who was more fun to watch hit than him. they were complaining about night games and road trips and not a good fit for him to be in the market. you get seven guys like david ross and napoli and dempster and nose guys. they thrived this this...
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he also said in some of these meetings deficits don't matter. he was strong as deficit hawk. i think this is a new kind of tea party. he's trying to adapt himself to it. he agrees with some of the things they say about obama care and current administration. his daughter is obviously running for senate in wyoming. >> ezra. >> in terms of the party cheney wielded inside the bush white house, one way the book is portrayed is george w. bush was in charge. the impression i've taken from it so far was actually that cheney was very, very good at being publicly subservient, sub missive but he was an incredibly good staffer. he understood how power worked in the white house, key roles. he played an incredibly crucial role staffing the white house. he did an effective job setting up choice architecture. george w. bush made decisions cheney presented to him. what happened is that architecture got out of his control. before that he was powerful. not in the sense he was a puppet master but he set up decisions that it only made sense for george w. bush to go in the way cheney would have wa
he also said in some of these meetings deficits don't matter. he was strong as deficit hawk. i think this is a new kind of tea party. he's trying to adapt himself to it. he agrees with some of the things they say about obama care and current administration. his daughter is obviously running for senate in wyoming. >> ezra. >> in terms of the party cheney wielded inside the bush white house, one way the book is portrayed is george w. bush was in charge. the impression i've taken from...
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it would reduce our deficits by nearly a trillion dollars. so this isn't just the right thing to do. it's the smart thing to do. securing our borders, modernizing our legal immigration system and providing a pathway to earned, legalized citizenship, growing our economy, strengthening our middle class, reducing our deficits and that's what common-sense immigration reform will do. obviously because something is good and fair and fiscally responsible and supported by business and labor and the evangelical community and many democrats and many republicans that does not mean that it will actually get done. this is washington, after all. everything tends to be viewed through a political prism and everybody has been looking at the politics of this and i know that there are some folks in this town that say if obama's for it then i'm against it. i would remind everybody that my predecessor was for it when he proposed this almost a decade ago and i joined with 23 senate republicans back then to support that reform and i would remind you that this refor
it would reduce our deficits by nearly a trillion dollars. so this isn't just the right thing to do. it's the smart thing to do. securing our borders, modernizing our legal immigration system and providing a pathway to earned, legalized citizenship, growing our economy, strengthening our middle class, reducing our deficits and that's what common-sense immigration reform will do. obviously because something is good and fair and fiscally responsible and supported by business and labor and the...
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in other words, it's not that the republicans said we want to cut $20 billion from the deficit and obama wants to cut $10 billion and you compromise on 15. the republicans have said we want obama care delayed. there's no possibility the white house is going to agree to that in my opinion. so the grounds for compromise are harder see than they often have been. secondly you have a group in the house that absolutely do not want to raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances. it will require i think speaker boehner effectively going against a majority of his caucus and using democrats to get this passed. that's something he's done before but he has said he's not going to do now. we'll have to see. >> i suspect some of your writing ability may have come from your father who was not only a successful businessman but also an off broadway playwright. >> i think back on it often about my father who i was close to and how interesting it was. he went to college. he was a depression baby, a war veteran. part of the greatest generation. he came back from the war and basically said i've got get a j
in other words, it's not that the republicans said we want to cut $20 billion from the deficit and obama wants to cut $10 billion and you compromise on 15. the republicans have said we want obama care delayed. there's no possibility the white house is going to agree to that in my opinion. so the grounds for compromise are harder see than they often have been. secondly you have a group in the house that absolutely do not want to raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances. it will require i...
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well, he needed to reduce the deficit back in '82, and he and o'neill got together. let me go to josh green. do you think that list makes sense? keystone. that would drive the environmentalists and a lot of democratic progressives crazy. the medical device thing would cost the obama care program about $30 billion. what else? i forgot the other one. the dealing with the debt ceiling -- i mean sorry, dealing with the cost of living, adjusting that downward in effect. is that too much of a giveaway for the president? >> i think he can give away some of those things. the key is what are republicans willing to give up? the thing that stanched every deal the last few years is republicans have endless lists of what they'd like but they're not willing to give either loophole closings or tax increases in return. until they get to the point they're willing to offer some of that up, they need to give obama something in order to get these nice things in return. and so far i don't see any sign that that's imminent. >> let me ask you, congressman, a logic question. if default is t
well, he needed to reduce the deficit back in '82, and he and o'neill got together. let me go to josh green. do you think that list makes sense? keystone. that would drive the environmentalists and a lot of democratic progressives crazy. the medical device thing would cost the obama care program about $30 billion. what else? i forgot the other one. the dealing with the debt ceiling -- i mean sorry, dealing with the cost of living, adjusting that downward in effect. is that too much of a...
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the last three and a half years our businesses have added 7.5 million new jobs. [ applause ] >> our deficits are falling. our housing market is healing which means construction is improving. manufacturing's growing. the auto industry is back. america's on pace to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. [ applause ] >> more small businesses have gotten loans so they can grow and they can hire just like m. lewis did with the small business act that i signed three years ago so that's part of what allowed this company to grow. so we still have a long way to go, and we've still got a lot of work to do, but we're making steady progress. and the reason i'm here is we can't afford to threaten that progress right now. right now hundreds of thousands of americans, hardworking americans suddenly aren't receiving their paycheck. right now they're worrying about missing their rent or their mortgage or even making ends meet. we can all relate to that. imagine that suddenly you're not sure if you were going to get your next paycheck. with all of the bills that might be mounting up. we
the last three and a half years our businesses have added 7.5 million new jobs. [ applause ] >> our deficits are falling. our housing market is healing which means construction is improving. manufacturing's growing. the auto industry is back. america's on pace to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. [ applause ] >> more small businesses have gotten loans so they can grow and they can hire just like m. lewis did with the small business act that i signed three...
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the rising costs of health care burdened businesses, and became the biggest driver of our long-term deficits, but this has always been about more than just statistic statistics. everywhere i went as i ran for president in 2007 and 2008, every place i've gone as president, i would hear stories from folks just like you. i've met people who were denied coverage because he had a pre-existing illness like asthma, people who had to choose between their home or health care, of small businesses who wanted to do the the right thing by their employees, but had seen their insurance premiums go up so high that they just couldn't do it anymore, and these stories were personal for me because i remember my mom worrying about how she was going deal with her finances when she got very sick. i remember the fear michelle and i felt when sasha was a few months old and she got m meningitis and we raced to the hospital and we had to get a spinal tap and we didn't know what was wrong and we were terrified and never felt so scared or helpless in all of my life, but we were fortunate enough to have good health insur
the rising costs of health care burdened businesses, and became the biggest driver of our long-term deficits, but this has always been about more than just statistic statistics. everywhere i went as i ran for president in 2007 and 2008, every place i've gone as president, i would hear stories from folks just like you. i've met people who were denied coverage because he had a pre-existing illness like asthma, people who had to choose between their home or health care, of small businesses who...
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. >> there's a trust deficit. >> still ahead one man's struggle to redefine a great american university after the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. we'll talk to the former chancellor of ole miss. ahead his grand entrance on a harly during a halftime shoves the talk of the purdue/notre dame game. mitch daniels will join us on set. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> look at that. >> that was the president of purdue university, mitch daniels having fun on a motorcycle during the halftime game. now information republican governor of indiana and former director of the office of management and business under pre
. >> there's a trust deficit. >> still ahead one man's struggle to redefine a great american university after the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. we'll talk to the former chancellor of ole miss. ahead his grand entrance on a harly during a halftime shoves the talk of the purdue/notre dame game. mitch daniels will join us on set. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy...
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every major deficit reduction plan over the past 30 years has been tied to the debt limit. >> not lifting the debt limit is unleashing a torrent, a river of no return, beyond cataclysmic. >> served as senior adviser to president obama during his first presidential term. david, a question of hunch here trying to figure out, first of all, do you believe the president will stand firm here on affordable health care, his landmark achievement. >> i have no doubt about it. he believes this is an important thing to do not just now but for future generations. he expended a lot of political currency to get it done for that reason and he's not going to turn back now. i'm very, very certain of that. >> what do you make of the people on the right. not the republican party generally but the right of the party basically setting as their standard of toughness, almost if you're not for defunding obama care during the talks over the deficit and the debt, then you're some skind of rhino. hasn't it moved the mark over to the right as to who is a true blue republican? >> there's no question about it. watching
every major deficit reduction plan over the past 30 years has been tied to the debt limit. >> not lifting the debt limit is unleashing a torrent, a river of no return, beyond cataclysmic. >> served as senior adviser to president obama during his first presidential term. david, a question of hunch here trying to figure out, first of all, do you believe the president will stand firm here on affordable health care, his landmark achievement. >> i have no doubt about it. he...
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we have to get the deficits under control, so the idea that you're going to get the republican controlled house in any way to do anything substantive on sequester is really wishful thinking. >> so, the republicans are threatening to shut down the government again, threatening to bump up against the debt ceiling, which is scary in the long-term because of how expensive it is for us to borrow. the democrats have tried to open up the menu of options to include ficking the sequester. this needs to be decided in very short order. seems like democrats getting what they want is unlikely. republicans getting what they want is unlikely. what's the default position if things go the way they are? if nobody scores a hail mary, what do we end up with? >> in the short-term is a government shutdown. as you said earlier, october 1st is that day. right now, if memory serves, there are only nine working days that congress will be in session. now, they could come back into session i believe september 19th or september 26th so that later this month when they're supposed to be off, there have been noises made
we have to get the deficits under control, so the idea that you're going to get the republican controlled house in any way to do anything substantive on sequester is really wishful thinking. >> so, the republicans are threatening to shut down the government again, threatening to bump up against the debt ceiling, which is scary in the long-term because of how expensive it is for us to borrow. the democrats have tried to open up the menu of options to include ficking the sequester. this...
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we have to get the deficits under control, so the idea that you're going to get the republican controlled house in any way to do anything substantive on sequester is really wishful thinking. >> so, the republicans are threatening to shut down the government again, threatening to bump up against the debt ceiling, which is scary in the long-term because of how expensive it is for us to borrow. the democrats have tried to open up the menu of options to include ficking the sequester. this needs to be decided in very short order. seems like democrats getting what they want is unlikely. republicans getting what they want is unlikely. what's the default position if things go the way they are? if nobody scores a hail mary, what do we end up with? >> in the short-term is a government shutdown. as you said earlier, october 1st is that day. right now, if memory serves, there are only nine working days that congress will be in session. now, they could come back into session i believe september 19th or september 26th so that later this month when they're supposed to be off, there have been noises made
we have to get the deficits under control, so the idea that you're going to get the republican controlled house in any way to do anything substantive on sequester is really wishful thinking. >> so, the republicans are threatening to shut down the government again, threatening to bump up against the debt ceiling, which is scary in the long-term because of how expensive it is for us to borrow. the democrats have tried to open up the menu of options to include ficking the sequester. this...
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when they get out, they will have the deficit of their record, they will have the deficit of what happened to them when they were in prison, they will have precious few resources that are available to begin their lives again. so what the attorney general suggested today, and i think it's really fascinating. he's focusing on a little discussed area of authority and power. and that's prosecutorial discretion. he says it's not about end runs around the law. prosecutors have the ability to decide what they're going to charge a criminal defendant with. >> understood. >> and he says, our prosecutors, u.s. attorneys need to use that charging power in a smart way. they need to use it to do just what judge pataki said, make sure that you come hard against those who is have the record, who have been involved in violent criminal activity but not against people who have a clean record who are involved in nonviolent activity. you don't use the drug kingpin statues meant to get the worst of the worst against those kinds of individuals. >> it's a great conversation. thank you both for being here to parti
when they get out, they will have the deficit of their record, they will have the deficit of what happened to them when they were in prison, they will have precious few resources that are available to begin their lives again. so what the attorney general suggested today, and i think it's really fascinating. he's focusing on a little discussed area of authority and power. and that's prosecutorial discretion. he says it's not about end runs around the law. prosecutors have the ability to decide...
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we're probably not going to see a the lo of positive movement on issues, like the deficit, like jobs, and certainly in the area of obamacare, we're going to continue to have a lot of fighting. >> i like how you answer the question. it makes me really happy. anyway, gop controls the house and continues to focus on things like repealing obamacare maybe for the 41st time coming up, what position does it put the democrats in? >> the democrats are in a great position when they run in 2014 and saying congress is getting nothing done. congress' approval rating has never been high, but it's been less than 20% for almost two years. revolutions have been started with more popular congresses than that. if they don't get something done soon, i think this is going to be a pox on both houses. some people think they're actually getting a little bit of work done. >> patricia, let's listen to an exchange over obamacare. >> do you think harry heed is going to pass anything? >> we stand for conservative ideas. >> even if some republicans want to move beyond trying to defund obamacare, what kind of posit
we're probably not going to see a the lo of positive movement on issues, like the deficit, like jobs, and certainly in the area of obamacare, we're going to continue to have a lot of fighting. >> i like how you answer the question. it makes me really happy. anyway, gop controls the house and continues to focus on things like repealing obamacare maybe for the 41st time coming up, what position does it put the democrats in? >> the democrats are in a great position when they run in...
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. >>> debunktion junction, all right, the deficit is shrinking at the fastest rate since world war ii, seriously. it actually ran a budget surplus, and then it happened in june. and whether or not you think it is a good thing or bad thing whether or not the deficit is shrinking faster than new jeans in a hot drier, it depends on what you think about the politician. >> this is the growing deficit. >> the growing deficit is not a thing, it is not growing, it is shrinking, and we learned it is shrinking faster than we originally thought, and we would have a smaller budget than they previously forecast. so earlier when we previously debunked eric cantor, we were previously forecast. so earlier when we previously debunked eric cantor, we were sort of wrong. it is actually going to be smaller than we said it was going to be. so this is the graph revised today, so you can put it on your refrigerator, when you think you have to do something bad for yourself because of our out of control spending. you know, they looked at the eric cantor statement, they noted he said the deficit was growing wh
. >>> debunktion junction, all right, the deficit is shrinking at the fastest rate since world war ii, seriously. it actually ran a budget surplus, and then it happened in june. and whether or not you think it is a good thing or bad thing whether or not the deficit is shrinking faster than new jeans in a hot drier, it depends on what you think about the politician. >> this is the growing deficit. >> the growing deficit is not a thing, it is not growing, it is shrinking, and...
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. >> and they have cut the irs hugely at a time when we're looking for money, trying to cut the deficit. you cut it from the people that collect the money. does that make any sense? >> yeah. they're the profit center over the federal government. >> precisely. >> joy, the other big piece that's lost, you don't even have to apply for 501(c)4 status, you can apply or you can just claim it. you can't just claim your passport, you have to apply for one. there's this big scandal that the republicans are saying happened here for something you don't even have to apply for. you can actually operate as a 501(c)4 if you're never approved by the irs. >> there are organizations now, tea party patriots, big tea party groups, if you scroll to the bottom of their web page, says their tax status is pending. they're functionally operating at c 4s without having that stamp of approval. you can go and ask the irs to do it but you don't necessarily have to. what's funnier, you worked in politics, any political consultant with two brain cells can come up with this idea to make a c 4, i can raise gargantuan s
. >> and they have cut the irs hugely at a time when we're looking for money, trying to cut the deficit. you cut it from the people that collect the money. does that make any sense? >> yeah. they're the profit center over the federal government. >> precisely. >> joy, the other big piece that's lost, you don't even have to apply for 501(c)4 status, you can apply or you can just claim it. you can't just claim your passport, you have to apply for one. there's this big...
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or getting deficits you said control. >> and of course, overhanging all of this is boston and national security, law enforcement, and the feeling of unease as well as the solidarity and resilience. >> that's right. that's the back drop of that. and i think boston, clearly a resilient city in coming back pretty quickly from this devastating bombing that was there and everyone very much in support of law enforcement there. and so that will, i think, also dominate some of these discussions, national security, the sort of move from what had been a more sort of thinking about terrorism in terms of a global thing and something that is more localized and what that means for that city. >> nia-malika henderson, thanks so much. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow on the show, vice president biden's sons, bo and hunter biden both tackling poverty. my colleague tamron hall. >> coming up next hour, president obama marks the first 100 days of his second term discussing syria, budget woes including the sequester and what is getting a lot of attention of course,
or getting deficits you said control. >> and of course, overhanging all of this is boston and national security, law enforcement, and the feeling of unease as well as the solidarity and resilience. >> that's right. that's the back drop of that. and i think boston, clearly a resilient city in coming back pretty quickly from this devastating bombing that was there and everyone very much in support of law enforcement there. and so that will, i think, also dominate some of these...
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>> one is it leaves us vulnerable to the machinations of deficits. it crowds out the rest of our spending. interest rates are not going to remain where they are now. they're only going one direction, that's up. and again, that's going to squeeze out -- >> let me interrupt you. you're not talking about austerity. there are a lot of simple-minded people that follow paul krugman on twitter and around the streets of princeton and elsewhere that think if you talk about long-term debt they get really confused, walk around in circles and start muttering austerity, austerity, austerity. for these very simple people, will you explain when we talked about long-term debt and speak really slowly because they're just not smart. can you explain to them that you're not talking about austerity, you're talking about taking care of long-term debt. not the next business cycle, not the next year, but the next decade. the next generation. >> we don't want to get to the point where the u.s. budget essentially goes either to paying back the money we owe interest on the deb
>> one is it leaves us vulnerable to the machinations of deficits. it crowds out the rest of our spending. interest rates are not going to remain where they are now. they're only going one direction, that's up. and again, that's going to squeeze out -- >> let me interrupt you. you're not talking about austerity. there are a lot of simple-minded people that follow paul krugman on twitter and around the streets of princeton and elsewhere that think if you talk about long-term debt...
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let me be really clear, deficit reduction. there are revenue raisers, there are spending cuts that are included in this. we've had a massive buildup in the defense department. there's a lot of room for cutting there. we did a separate report looking at spending even less, spooechkd smarter, looking at the defense department and cutting $6 billion from the defense department so there are advantages and things that we can do and also turn off sequestration. >> bill, what do you think about the sort of inherent logic here, which is the kind of conversation around finding alternatives so that we can avoid it? >> well, there is no fundamental logic. it's completelyin coherent from both sides, republicans and democrats, because they won't tell the truth about the fact that we're in a recession, recovering from it, and that the worst possible thing we could do is austerity and throw the nation back into even depression level a la europe. >> i disagree, though. i think that's the weird thing about the conversation is that they are tel
let me be really clear, deficit reduction. there are revenue raisers, there are spending cuts that are included in this. we've had a massive buildup in the defense department. there's a lot of room for cutting there. we did a separate report looking at spending even less, spooechkd smarter, looking at the defense department and cutting $6 billion from the defense department so there are advantages and things that we can do and also turn off sequestration. >> bill, what do you think about...
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a bloomberg poll on the size of america's budget deficit shows 62% of americans think the deficit is getting bigger. 28% of americans think that it's staying the same. and get this number, only 6% agree with the truth. my friends, the deficit is shrinking. the congressional budget office says the deficit is down to $845 billion. it is projected to be $600 billion less than when the president took office. americans need to break out of this misinformation loop, don't you think? if they want to listen to a republican, maybe they should try listening to outgoing transportation secretary ray lahood. he spoke about the sequester consequences today, including the loss of 100 air traffic controllers. >> this requires compromise. this requires republicans stepping forward with some ideas about how to keep essential services of government running at the level that people have been accustomed to. this is not rocket science. >> well, it's not rocket science. but, folks, it is just as serious. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will republican lies preve
a bloomberg poll on the size of america's budget deficit shows 62% of americans think the deficit is getting bigger. 28% of americans think that it's staying the same. and get this number, only 6% agree with the truth. my friends, the deficit is shrinking. the congressional budget office says the deficit is down to $845 billion. it is projected to be $600 billion less than when the president took office. americans need to break out of this misinformation loop, don't you think? if they want to...
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simpson-bowles rolled out a detailed plan to cut the deficit by $2.5 trillion. it would be 3-1 cuts to taxes. >> they can scoff all they want but either get your country on course and forget the fact you're a democrat or a republican and get to be an american and get cracking! >> the truth is both camps have got to get out of their comfort zone and got to make these tough decisions. naeed the ea they made the easy ones and now have to make the critical ones. >> is this something you would support or could use as a starting point? >> we need to use it as a starting point. i'm not telling you that it's perfect. you know? i don't think, you know, senator simpson walked down from the mountain with all of the solutions. i think we need to sit and starting talking about this as opposed to to posturing. whether the president invites a republican or knows his name? these are absurd postulations. we can't grow the economy when people don't know what it looks like. >> you're on the subcommittee on immigration and huge outrage from the republicans about the leak of those d
simpson-bowles rolled out a detailed plan to cut the deficit by $2.5 trillion. it would be 3-1 cuts to taxes. >> they can scoff all they want but either get your country on course and forget the fact you're a democrat or a republican and get to be an american and get cracking! >> the truth is both camps have got to get out of their comfort zone and got to make these tough decisions. naeed the ea they made the easy ones and now have to make the critical ones. >> is this...
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that would force our senior citizens and working families to bear the burden of deficit reduction while the wealthiest are asked to do nothing more. >> the president delivered his address before heading off to florida for the weekend. it's presidents' day weekend and our president is taking some time off, president obama arrived in florida last night while his wife and daughters are skiing in colorado. how he's spending his time since he's solo in the sunshine state? nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker joining me from palm city, florida. is he planning on having some private meetings and getting some work done or is this going to be an actual vacation? >> reporter: the white house says every vacation is a working vacation but i can tell you today is he playing a game of golf. we're waiting to hear who exactly his golf partners are today. some of his top aides joining him on this trip include valerie jarrett, ben nicholson, josh rhodes. butch harmon, someone who worked with tiger woods told "golf digest" he'd be playing with president obama this weekend. harmon has played w
that would force our senior citizens and working families to bear the burden of deficit reduction while the wealthiest are asked to do nothing more. >> the president delivered his address before heading off to florida for the weekend. it's presidents' day weekend and our president is taking some time off, president obama arrived in florida last night while his wife and daughters are skiing in colorado. how he's spending his time since he's solo in the sunshine state? nbc news white house...
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if we're talking about the deficit all the time. if he really wants to talk about economic growth, about sparking economic growth, he's going to need to bring new policy to the table in this speech. he can't just repeat what he has said barnstorming the country in a variety of settings. that's the burden of policy not rhetoric for the speech. i think there needs to be -- if he wants a new beginning on the debate to economic growth he has to bring some new things to the table. >> do you think we'll hear policy prescriptions on tuesday night? >> i think there will be a lot of policy, and i think that the president going into the first year of his second term needs to have something new, but he also needs to have something familiar. the last thing a president wants is to have coverage that says that he's abandoning what he used to stand for, and he's adopting something entirely different from what he was elected and re-elected on. >> michael in, his 1996 state of the union speech president bill clinton delivered this memorable line. >>
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and i appreciate your answers on that, and you addressed it again today in terms of potential trust deficit or you said that that's wholly unacceptable. you would give straight answers and be blunt and candid. and you've been that today. it's not a prerequisite to be mr. con jean yalt to ageniality. the kind of issues you have to deal with require straight talk, straight answers, and getting to the chase real quick. you said it's the new jersey way. i'll accept that. it's bipartisan. governor christie exhibits the same kind of responses and has a pretty high approval rating. so we will go forward with taking you at your word and we'll have the kind of relationship that we can have a blunt, straightforward, fully disclosed working relationship. i think it's critical to our ability to provide oversight, our ability to have the right kind of relationship with the agency so we know where each other is and can move forward together in terms of what needs to be done to provide intelligence necessary to protect the american people. so i wanted to say that. i'd like to follow up a little bit more o
and i appreciate your answers on that, and you addressed it again today in terms of potential trust deficit or you said that that's wholly unacceptable. you would give straight answers and be blunt and candid. and you've been that today. it's not a prerequisite to be mr. con jean yalt to ageniality. the kind of issues you have to deal with require straight talk, straight answers, and getting to the chase real quick. you said it's the new jersey way. i'll accept that. it's bipartisan. governor...
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budget office is predicting high unemployment continued through 2014 but, this is a big but, a lower deficit, the smallest since president obama's been in office, well under $1 trillion. they attribute that to an improving economy and to the fiscal cliff deal. veronica. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> a major decision expected from the boy scouts of america. national board members set to vote on whether to lift the decade long ban on guy leaders and scouts. it comes after a meeting at the texas headquarters. it is a controversial issue from both sides and putting one of the largest youth organizations under a microscope. scouting should be open to everyone. texas governor rick perry expressed the opposite opinion. board members choose to scrap the policy, local scout units will be able to decide for themselves on whether or not to admit gays to the rankings. >>> on the heels of the boy scouts decision, the pentagon is announcing a policy shift for guy service members and partners. leon panetta expected to extend benefits to partners of personnel. it remains doubtful that medical, down theal
budget office is predicting high unemployment continued through 2014 but, this is a big but, a lower deficit, the smallest since president obama's been in office, well under $1 trillion. they attribute that to an improving economy and to the fiscal cliff deal. veronica. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> a major decision expected from the boy scouts of america. national board members set to vote on whether to lift the decade long ban on guy leaders and scouts. it comes after a...
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joe, you talked about the need to manage down the debt and deficit. we've been for that and we will continue to demonstrate our commitment to fiscal discipline and want the president to join us. we also in all of this, i don't think completed a sentence, we're trying to do this to help people, trying to do it to help the moms and dads having a very difficult time right now. i get it. i'm a parent and get what working parents are going through and trying to address the needs of educatiing childre and the needs of health care costs rising and implementation of the president's health care law and we will talk about trying to make life work again for so many millions of americans. >> let me ask you this, one of the great frustrations, i was on the panel of any national conservative institute and people talking about not only the conservative movement but the republican party. one of the frustrations voiced by bill crystal and john pedoritz -- did i say it right? we complained about dodd-frank but really didn't have a strong alternative to dodd-frank. we c
joe, you talked about the need to manage down the debt and deficit. we've been for that and we will continue to demonstrate our commitment to fiscal discipline and want the president to join us. we also in all of this, i don't think completed a sentence, we're trying to do this to help people, trying to do it to help the moms and dads having a very difficult time right now. i get it. i'm a parent and get what working parents are going through and trying to address the needs of educatiing...
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they're talking about the economy and deficit reduction. but also in the context of how does immigration affect that? the president said he wants to do something about the 11 million people who are living and working in this country and have been doing so for years illegally. but republicans here, especially conservatives on the house side, want to make sure border protection comes first. janet napolitano is touring the border right now and says we can secure it but we can't completely shut it down because that would hinder trade and commerce. also today the house judiciary committee meeting. they take a look at what might be the best solution here. there's a group of democrats and republicans working behind the scenes to come up with a solution. no word yet on how much progress they've made. >> interesting. tracie potts, thank you. >>> nbc news has obtained a confidential justice department memo that contains the legal justification for drone strikes on american citizens. the document from the justice department says the government can ord
they're talking about the economy and deficit reduction. but also in the context of how does immigration affect that? the president said he wants to do something about the 11 million people who are living and working in this country and have been doing so for years illegally. but republicans here, especially conservatives on the house side, want to make sure border protection comes first. janet napolitano is touring the border right now and says we can secure it but we can't completely shut it...
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we're deficit doves in a down economy, and deficit hawks in a strong economy. at a time like this, what you really need is faster growth. by the way, not only will that help put more people to work, but it will actually help reduce your budget deficit ironically because those people will be working, paying taxes, they won't be drawing on government benefits. when you're into a robust economic recovery, that's when you want to start serious deficit reduction. but if you do it too soon -- and we've seen this in europe. all that austerity. if you do it too soon, not only does it not work on the growth side it actually hurts you on the government debt side. >> okay. politics here, though, with republicans calling for all this deficit reduction -- they control the house -- is it politically not viable for paul krugman and you to get your wish? >> apparently it's less viable than perhaps it ought to be if we were just going on the economics. look, i think the thing that maybe paul and certainly me are both saying is, it may be unrealistic to expect more stimulus spen
we're deficit doves in a down economy, and deficit hawks in a strong economy. at a time like this, what you really need is faster growth. by the way, not only will that help put more people to work, but it will actually help reduce your budget deficit ironically because those people will be working, paying taxes, they won't be drawing on government benefits. when you're into a robust economic recovery, that's when you want to start serious deficit reduction. but if you do it too soon -- and...
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we want the private sector, the government to be smaller, we want a smaller deficit. hispanics are very much on the side of more government involvement. they want government services, they think that the government can do a lot to create jobs. they are very much in line with the democratic party and might be more pro government than the democratic party. if the republican party wants to woo voters, they need to adjust their message, not just on immigration, but also the economy and the basic principles about what the government can do. >> okay. aaron blake, thank you so much. appreciate that. >> thank you. >>> president obama preparing to move out of the white house oval office, work under way on a second oval office in the eisenhower executive office next door. the president will begin working there in august and make way for a two-year renovation of the white house west wing. >>> it's official. john kerry sworn in as secretary of state. duvall patrick has tapped his former top aide, william mo cohen to replace kerry until the june special election. scott brown took
we want the private sector, the government to be smaller, we want a smaller deficit. hispanics are very much on the side of more government involvement. they want government services, they think that the government can do a lot to create jobs. they are very much in line with the democratic party and might be more pro government than the democratic party. if the republican party wants to woo voters, they need to adjust their message, not just on immigration, but also the economy and the basic...
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deficit reduction is going to be a challenge. look at the language he used. he talks about necessary reforms. that hints that he might do things like restructure medicare and medicaid which will be tough for democrats. fair share that's sort of code for raising taxes on the rich. republicans have already agreed to that once. it will be very hard to get them to do that again. final lit first thing he talked about encouraging businesses to create more jobs and pay better wages, i mean that's just going to take time. they'll be paying better wages when the economy improves and americans upgrade their skill set. that's not something that's going to happen overnight. maybe we'll see some improvement over the four years. >> all right, chris. they are laying out on the other side republicans what they'd like to do. let's listen and i'll bring you in. >> our nation's total debt is now larger than our entire economy. this means that every man, woman and child owes a $53,000 share of this debt. that level of spending is unsustainable. a major credit rating agency has a
deficit reduction is going to be a challenge. look at the language he used. he talks about necessary reforms. that hints that he might do things like restructure medicare and medicaid which will be tough for democrats. fair share that's sort of code for raising taxes on the rich. republicans have already agreed to that once. it will be very hard to get them to do that again. final lit first thing he talked about encouraging businesses to create more jobs and pay better wages, i mean that's just...
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where was the deficit? where was the unemployment? where was the issue of poverty in america which has increased under his watch? where is the hopeless necessary? >> yeah, where was the hopelessness? that's what the american public wants. have we forgotten fdr's famous inaugural when he proclaimed the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. and, also, a second depression, rampant starvation and my gut's telling me that europe's a tinderbox. oh, what's the point? we're all doomed. i can't walk. i can't walk. >> we are looking at four more years of this guy. and thanks to obama care, we might live to see it. >> finally, missouri republican anne wagner just took over todd aiken's seat in the 113th congress. yesterday, she played up her status as a washington outsider when discussing budget negotiations. >> i'm a freshman. i'm new. i was sworn in just three weeks ago today as a new member of the 113th congress. i don't think how they do things in washington, d.c. >> but if the name anne wagner rings a bell with you, it's because she wa
where was the deficit? where was the unemployment? where was the issue of poverty in america which has increased under his watch? where is the hopeless necessary? >> yeah, where was the hopelessness? that's what the american public wants. have we forgotten fdr's famous inaugural when he proclaimed the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. and, also, a second depression, rampant starvation and my gut's telling me that europe's a tinderbox. oh, what's the point? we're all doomed. i...
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yes, we have a huge deficit problem. you get in public opinion polls, overwhelming majorities say yes. they look at the polls and respond to it. something similar happened on medicare. we have the notion of there's a medicare crisis. there's an entitlement. this is a health care crisis. >> i really need to say about jonathans piece. i am liberal, but that is the worst example i have heard. take people out of a popular -- i hope this is not the white house position. take people out of a popular program that works and they love, put them into obama care that is not so popular and they don't necessarily love. take away something they like and give them something liberals think they should like. >> the right question is, the portuguese have an average income lower than ours with universal health care. it costs two-thirds of their economy compared to our economy. we are having the wrong discussion. here is the program. start by lowering medicare is an option to 55 or 40. stop reacting to what -- >> we'll have to continue the
yes, we have a huge deficit problem. you get in public opinion polls, overwhelming majorities say yes. they look at the polls and respond to it. something similar happened on medicare. we have the notion of there's a medicare crisis. there's an entitlement. this is a health care crisis. >> i really need to say about jonathans piece. i am liberal, but that is the worst example i have heard. take people out of a popular -- i hope this is not the white house position. take people out of a...
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. >> and he needs a fiscal framework that's going to deal with the deficits that we have out in the out years, and he's put a plan on the table to manage that, to get the debt stabilized and then going down. but he has to have investments in infrastructure, investment in education. because that will power the economy going forward. he's put -- he is willing to do further cuts, particularly in health care and mandatory programs. but it has to come along with tax rises on the top 2%. >> i have to get another break in. more in just a moment. [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erecti
. >> and he needs a fiscal framework that's going to deal with the deficits that we have out in the out years, and he's put a plan on the table to manage that, to get the debt stabilized and then going down. but he has to have investments in infrastructure, investment in education. because that will power the economy going forward. he's put -- he is willing to do further cuts, particularly in health care and mandatory programs. but it has to come along with tax rises on the top 2%....
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you had that bipartisan group lay out a very intelligent, serious plan to deal with the deficit and get our economy going again. both parties ignored it. not because it didn't make sense or was right for the american people but they saw it in political, ideological terms in to how will this improve the lives of of the average americans. the people of merge are better than that. the republican party has a lot of great young, tremendous talent. one is not mentioned who i have always admired from afar is j n kasich from ohio. he is one out there like ted cruise and mark coe arubio. >> what are you going to campaign for. >> advance ideas and help people who share those ideas and have the ability to govern successfully. >> being a little evasive. i see something here going on. >> i learned. >> this is the beginning of something. >> i'm here at a great law firm and they treat me well and i love what i'm doing with them but i have always been a public policy person. i don't miss the trappings of office or the title but i miss the ability to be out there advancing in a meaningful way things tha
you had that bipartisan group lay out a very intelligent, serious plan to deal with the deficit and get our economy going again. both parties ignored it. not because it didn't make sense or was right for the american people but they saw it in political, ideological terms in to how will this improve the lives of of the average americans. the people of merge are better than that. the republican party has a lot of great young, tremendous talent. one is not mentioned who i have always admired from...
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but i do think that the bulk of it will go towards reducing the deficit. that's something that both parties agree really has to be tackled. and the problem is that if they don't tackle it now they'll have to tackle it down the road. so i think that this will be -- this is one of the few shared goals that they do have, taking that money to reduce it. >> you agree, ed? >> yeah, absolutely. i think you mention infrastructure. i mean, that is one possible spending program or stimulus-like proposal that is out there that actually has s e some -- some support on both sides. but certainly the goal here is to pay down the debt as much as possible and as quickly as possible. >> ed o'keefe, nancy cook, many thanks, you guys, for weighing in. appreciate it. twingedies, why you're saying good-bye to some of the baked goods you grew up eating. but don't talk about it to this guy. >> i'm not answering a question about -- you know, i'm on "saturday night live" enough. you think you're getting me behind this microphone having me talk about twinkies? this is a setup, man.
but i do think that the bulk of it will go towards reducing the deficit. that's something that both parties agree really has to be tackled. and the problem is that if they don't tackle it now they'll have to tackle it down the road. so i think that this will be -- this is one of the few shared goals that they do have, taking that money to reduce it. >> you agree, ed? >> yeah, absolutely. i think you mention infrastructure. i mean, that is one possible spending program or...
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be the beginning of a fruitful process where we're able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way. >> to show our seriousness, we have put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. >> nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. mike, are there any signs, i have to put this to you, that the president may be able to persuade republicans at least to maintain the bush tax cuts on those making less than $250,000 a year? is there any sign that he's going to be able to persuade them on that? >> reporter: well, i think that he would be able to persuade them to extend those tax cuts, but he may not be able to persuade them to decouple them from those making more than $250,000 a year, martin. i don't mean to be flip, but that does remain at the end of the day here after the big root velt room photo-op the main sticking point. it's clear democrats feel they have the upper hand as do democrats here in the person of the white house staff and the president after the election, after the polls showed that voters for the most part,
be the beginning of a fruitful process where we're able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way. >> to show our seriousness, we have put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. >> nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. mike, are there any signs, i have to put this to you, that the president may be able to persuade republicans at least to maintain the bush tax cuts on those making less than...
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what the fiscal cliff is is really a closing of the deficit and a lessening of the debt. what's the problem? >> the problem is, you know, what we want to do is balance our budget but keep our economy afloat all at the same time. sthaets really the issue. europe is focused single-handedly. there's little they're doing to stimulate the economy. it's not a surprise that the entire euro zone now just slipped into recession, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel here. what we're trying to do is here a combination. we want to try to stimulate with monetary policy, with easy money from the fed while trying to balance our budget and try to keep things under control on the fiscal side. so i think the ideal scenario for the stock market would be something that could give us an indication that the budget will be balanced several years out, and that both sides agree we're going to trim entitledmements a raise revenues to a point to balance things but near-term provide a fair amount of stimulus to keep this insip yus recovery moving forward. >> jack, tell me me why wall street
what the fiscal cliff is is really a closing of the deficit and a lessening of the debt. what's the problem? >> the problem is, you know, what we want to do is balance our budget but keep our economy afloat all at the same time. sthaets really the issue. europe is focused single-handedly. there's little they're doing to stimulate the economy. it's not a surprise that the entire euro zone now just slipped into recession, and there's no light at the end of the tunnel here. what we're trying...
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the elimination of the democracy deficit, all of those things. but one of the downsides to the arab spring is that we knew how to do business with many of these deck taters and autocrates, we knew how to conduct anti-iranian foreign policy to stop their nuclear development and the middle east peace process had been run under these dictatorships and authoritarian governments for some time. this is the new world and we're just going to have to see what leverage we have, if any, in this kind of a -- >> not only is it a new world but one that continues to be rapidly changing where the conflicts are reaching boiling points. what do you think the relationship between net anyahu and obama is at this point? expressed his appreciation once again for obama's unequivocal, clear-sighted support for israel's right to defend itself. >> netanyahu is a very sharp character i can say from the experience i had when president clinton was not particularly a supporter of prime minister netanyahu there were times when that difference of political opinion came out, but
the elimination of the democracy deficit, all of those things. but one of the downsides to the arab spring is that we knew how to do business with many of these deck taters and autocrates, we knew how to conduct anti-iranian foreign policy to stop their nuclear development and the middle east peace process had been run under these dictatorships and authoritarian governments for some time. this is the new world and we're just going to have to see what leverage we have, if any, in this kind of a...
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. >> we should have a goal in terms of how much deficit reduction. we should have a deadline before christmas. we should show some milestones of success so that confidence can build as we reach our solution. because if we do not reach agreement, not only will we miss the opportunity for doing something good for our economy and lifting the spirits and the confidence in our country, we will have an economic downturn that must be avoided. we understand our responsibility there. we understand that it has to be about cuts. it has to be about revenue. it has to be about growth. it has to be about the future. so as we cut investments and as we talk about revenue, we have to do so in a way that promotes growth and supports the future. it was good. i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. mitch? >> i can only echo the observations of the other leaders that it was a constructive meeting. we all understand where we are. i can say on the part of my members that we fully understand that you can't save the country until you have entitlement programs that
. >> we should have a goal in terms of how much deficit reduction. we should have a deadline before christmas. we should show some milestones of success so that confidence can build as we reach our solution. because if we do not reach agreement, not only will we miss the opportunity for doing something good for our economy and lifting the spirits and the confidence in our country, we will have an economic downturn that must be avoided. we understand our responsibility there. we understand...
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ceiling negotiations as well as all of the other times they were actually trying to trim the budget deficit saying, look, this is why we were elected in 2010 to come and do this. now president obama has that same argument in 2012. look, the presidential contest was fought on the contours of raising taxes on the wealthy. i won. now it's time to negotiate. >> the romney campaign had its final autopsy call, if you will, the governor with his big national fund-raisers. saying the reason he lost was that the president and the democrats gave a lot of handouts to specific special interest groups saying they were free gifts, the reason he was re-elected. republicans did not take too kindly to mr. romney's words. i want to play what bobby jindal and kelly ayotte said. >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. if you want voters to like you, the first thing you have to do is to like them first and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. >> i don't agree with the comments. i think the campaign is over and what the vot
ceiling negotiations as well as all of the other times they were actually trying to trim the budget deficit saying, look, this is why we were elected in 2010 to come and do this. now president obama has that same argument in 2012. look, the presidential contest was fought on the contours of raising taxes on the wealthy. i won. now it's time to negotiate. >> the romney campaign had its final autopsy call, if you will, the governor with his big national fund-raisers. saying the reason he...
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fourth quarter, knicks clawing back from the 12-point deficit. under two to play. j.r. smith with a big three. that gives the knicks a two-point lead. less than a minute left now. raymond felton. can't get it to go. tyson chandler for the follow. knicks come all the way back to win, 104-100. 6-0 for only the second time in the history of the franchise. their other 6-0 start came in '93/'94, the last time they made it to the nba finals. a lot of people said they were a fluke, hadn't played good teams. but you go on the road and beat san antonio, that's a real win. >> i like to kind of frame things. knicks, 6-0, crimson tide loses, same week. >> what? how do i make the connection? >> what are they doing here? >> i don't get it. >> i like to look at trends. i like to kind of -- >> how are they -- i don't see the -- >> they're both really good things. >> here's another trend, we lost again last career and still won the national championship. there's another trend. >> come on. you've got to have something good. if you pause, it's got to be good. this has got to be a knockout
fourth quarter, knicks clawing back from the 12-point deficit. under two to play. j.r. smith with a big three. that gives the knicks a two-point lead. less than a minute left now. raymond felton. can't get it to go. tyson chandler for the follow. knicks come all the way back to win, 104-100. 6-0 for only the second time in the history of the franchise. their other 6-0 start came in '93/'94, the last time they made it to the nba finals. a lot of people said they were a fluke, hadn't played good...
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we can't fight over this stuff when we have to work together to deal with our debt, deficit, investment problems. all of those thin things. it's a distraction. >> there are legitimate questions that the president wants answers to as well here. as he pointed out yesterday, for no those who believe susan rice is an easy target, come together. the fail tur, if there was one, was by the cia and questions about the information given to susan rice. i find that they skirt around that. the other issue brought up regarding this meeting that was supposed to take place yesterday or briefing that senator mccain missed because there was a scheduling error. at the same time he was holding a news conference. this adds to the notion that this is about politics, even though he and his staff indicate there was a scheduling error as to why he would miss a briefing on benghazi and instead be holding a news conference. >> you know, i think it is pretty clear that this is politics. if you remember, again, when condoleezza rice was up for confirmation, she did grilled. she only, i think, got confirmed by 85 v
we can't fight over this stuff when we have to work together to deal with our debt, deficit, investment problems. all of those thin things. it's a distraction. >> there are legitimate questions that the president wants answers to as well here. as he pointed out yesterday, for no those who believe susan rice is an easy target, come together. the fail tur, if there was one, was by the cia and questions about the information given to susan rice. i find that they skirt around that. the other...
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we talked about reducing the deficit, avoiding the fiscal cliff. where will the middle be met? >> on this issue, i think the american people spoke during the election, and poll after poll shows the same thing. all across the board. regardless of political ideology, the american people are saying do not cut social security. harry reid was right when he said social security has nothing to do with deficit reduction, take it off the table. you do it in a way that's fair. and what that is, the wealthy got to pay their fair share. these are ob surd tax havens in the cayman islands. you take a hard look at military spending. >> the president as we have been pointing out, the schedule will put him in manhattan to view storm damage from sandy. mayor bloomberg praised the president's stance about his reaction to sandy, about climate change and said d.c. needs to make the climate change issues a priority. do you agree that the president and the administration is willing to do enough? >> thomas, let me tell you this. there was a report that came out, front page "washington post" last week.
we talked about reducing the deficit, avoiding the fiscal cliff. where will the middle be met? >> on this issue, i think the american people spoke during the election, and poll after poll shows the same thing. all across the board. regardless of political ideology, the american people are saying do not cut social security. harry reid was right when he said social security has nothing to do with deficit reduction, take it off the table. you do it in a way that's fair. and what that is, the...
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course, at the press conference was to make the case that the public fully supports his view on the deficit reduction. and that means tax hikes on the rich as part of that solution. >> i think every voter out there understood that that was an important debate. and the majority of voters greed with me. not -- by the way, more voters greed with me on this issue than voted for me. >> he's referring to that exit poll number that we showed you yesterday on taxes. now, although the president drew a line in the sand making it clear that the bush era tax rates for the top 2% will go away, he left wiggle room on how high those rates could get and how those new tax revenues will be configured, explicitly not ruling out a compromise that could leave the top tax rates lower than they were during the clinton years. >> i'm open to compromise. and i'm open to new ideas. what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need, which would cost close to $1 trillion. >> folks, the news here isn't just what obama said. it's also what republicans heard. that there is a possibility for
course, at the press conference was to make the case that the public fully supports his view on the deficit reduction. and that means tax hikes on the rich as part of that solution. >> i think every voter out there understood that that was an important debate. and the majority of voters greed with me. not -- by the way, more voters greed with me on this issue than voted for me. >> he's referring to that exit poll number that we showed you yesterday on taxes. now, although the...